Sidlinger Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Here's something I'll bet you've never seen before. It only happened once (makes a big bang in the cockpit). Not related to any stress history on the gear, but rather appears to be related to storage and slightly low pressure, the aircraft hadn't been flown in a few months. Ximango Strut.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sliwa Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Are things back to normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidlinger Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Yes, it was just once. After that flight we put it on jacks, checked everything, and topped off the nitrogen. The pressure was low which seems to have been a contributing factor. High pressure probably prevented much compression, hiding a production discrepancy in the strut. I've never (knock on wood) had an overfirm landing so those struts have probably never been fully compressed subsequent to delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermalseeker Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 Yeah, I've seen that before. A buddy of mine bought an X up in West Virginia that had been sitting for a few years. Our team went up and did some repairs, got it back in annual and I flew it back to Tennessee for him. Right after I took off from Wheeling I heard that noise. I knew it had something to do with the gear (hoping one gear leg hadn't just fell off). The gear closed normally. So, I didn't think too much about it. Later, when we had it back in my shop an up on my jacks it did it again. His struts were low on nitrogen, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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